I don't think 8 teams...out of 119....waters down the season. It makes sure that no one gets left out who is really deserving. If you get a 2-loss team in there, who really cares. LSU won it last year with 2 losses....
wouldnt the argument then be, from the would be #9, and 10 teams, questioning the validity of who deserves to be the 8th seed>?